Bring On Supercon!

In just under a week from today, almost 700 hackers will be getting together in Pasadena, CA for three days of scheming, soldering, and socializing. If you’re able to join …read more

Hackaday Podcast Episode 393: Epaper, Tamagotchi Hacks, And Supercon Talks Galore

This week’s podcast comes from Europe, as Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List, who wishes to apologies for the poor sound quality from her headset microphone. The news this …read more

This Week In Security: Broken Embargoes, UEFI Overflow, Wormable Tailscale, Starlink Ad Snooping, And A DHS Directory Dump

Last week brought us at least two broken embargoes: php2shell leaked onto Hacker News a day early, and a batch of Linux kernel bugs landed on the public kernel mailing …read more

Exploring What’s Left Of Google’s VR Dreams

You’re likely familiar with Google’s Cardboard, and the legions of cheap virtual reality headsets it spawned. By sticking a smartphone to the wearer’s head, all these headsets needed were some …read more

JPEG-XL Is Back On The Menu

Many of the image formats we’re familiar with have been around for decades. We all know JPEG and PNG like the back of our hands, and GIF even had a …read more

See all blog entries

Finger Joint Cutter Uses A Jigsaw Blade, But Not As We Know It

No comments
By Donald Papp | November 5, 2026

Around these parts, finger joints (or box joints) are usually the product of laser cutting. [bluesyann] shows us a method of using a stationary jigsaw, a custom blade, and 3D-printed …read more
Porting A “Crappy” Flash Game To The IBM 5150 And Beyond

3 Comments
By Tyler August | November 5, 2026

Flash is obsolete and the IBM 5150 is obsolete. Therefore, by the transitive property of algebra, you should be able to run flash games on IBM’s original PC, right? Okay, …read more
PiPedal Grants Guitar Effects, Amp Emulation, And More

4 Comments
By Donald Papp | November 4, 2026

Back in the day, if one wanted a particular guitar effect one would purchase an effects pedal or “stomp box”, and even a modest collection of them could be an …read more
The First Business Computer Hits 75!

6 Comments
By Jenny List | November 4, 2026

Many of us will have followed the early history of electronic computing, from the urgent necessities of war, to universities, and then on into the wider world. Most of the …read more
Beautiful Laser Harp Hides Some Neat Tricks

4 Comments
By Tyler August | November 4, 2026

Laser harps aren’t quite a right of passage, in that not everyone builds them, but it’s likely everyone at least contemplates building one at one time or another. We’re lucky …read more
It’s DOOM, On A Toy Camera

6 Comments
By Jenny List | November 4, 2026

Dirt cheap toy cameras have long been a target for the curious camera hacker, and we’ve seen plenty of lens swaps and other hardware hacks. Until now their internals have …read more
Making A Wax Motor For Micrometer-Level Control

9 Comments
By Maya Posch | November 4, 2026

Although not very glamorous, wax motors are a fairly common type of linear actuator. They use the thermal response of waxes and the resulting volumetric expansion or reduction to create …read more

← Older posts

Hackaday

Bring On Supercon!

Hackaday Podcast Episode 393: Epaper, Tamagotchi Hacks, And Supercon Talks Galore

This Week In Security: Broken Embargoes, UEFI Overflow, Wormable Tailscale, Starlink Ad Snooping, And A DHS Directory Dump

Exploring What’s Left Of Google’s VR Dreams

JPEG-XL Is Back On The Menu

Search

Never miss a hack

If you missed it

The Depiction Of Amateur Radio In The Movies And TV

Looking For A Cellular Modem?

Exploring What’s Left Of Google’s VR Dreams

JPEG-XL Is Back On The Menu

How Bad Is That Bridge: A Government Database

Our Columns

From Germanium To Diamond: The Many Shapes Of Semiconductors

Yesterday Has Never Looked This Good: Feast Your Eyes On The 2026 Retrocomputing Challenge Winners!

Ask Hackaday: What Puts This Photo In The Pink?

Hackaday Links: November 1, 2026

Bring On Supercon!

Bring On Supercon!

Hackaday Podcast Episode 393: Epaper, Tamagotchi Hacks, And Supercon Talks Galore

This Week In Security: Broken Embargoes, UEFI Overflow, Wormable Tailscale, Starlink Ad Snooping, And A DHS Directory Dump

Exploring What’s Left Of Google’s VR Dreams

JPEG-XL Is Back On The Menu

Search

Never miss a hack

Subscribe

If you missed it

Our Columns